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title: "602 in words"
description: "602 in words is \"six hundred two\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 602 in words

**602 in words: Six hundred two**

602 is written "six hundred two". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "six hundred and two"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*600 + 2 = 602*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | hundreds | 600 | six hundred |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Six hundred two
- **In words (UK):** Six hundred and two
- **Ordinal:** 602nd — six hundred second
- **Roman numeral:** DCII
- **Digits:** 602

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Six hundred and two and 00/100" — or "Six hundred and two only" in Indian and much of Commonwealth practice. The fraction or the word "only" exists to stop anyone appending digits after what you wrote. Draw a line through any space left over for the same reason.

## Common questions

### How do you write 602 in words?

Six hundred two. In British English, "six hundred and two".

### What is the ordinal of 602?

Six hundred second, written 602nd.

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## Sources

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